On 4/06/06, MKay wrote: > Absurd. Reckless. That's what comes to mind when I think > that someone actually would affix feathers onto a clipped bird > so that it could immediately fly again. What if this bird is > accustomed to it's clipped wings, and flaps to exercise but is > surprisingly whisked away by the new, suddenly full wings? > Can you imagine the danger this would subject them to? Walls > and ceilings and SMACK - SMASH before they knew it!> > I am sickened by the thought I had of some of the posters here > that are over-the-top-hell-bent on rescuing our "mutilated" > parrots and "fixing" them by using some pet-safe adhesive to > give them new wings. Self-proclaimed "saviors of the > butchered birds" with their glue-guns in hand... can ya just > see it?! > > You know, feathers don't take that long to grow back. If > someone obtains a bird that is clipped, the wings need to grow > back naturally, so that the bird can adapt to those wings in > proper time. It's not too unimaginable that the birds might > just want to tear those new, foreign feathers off of their > body, and damage their own natural feathers and shaft in the > process, even severing blood feathers.. just a bad idea, in my > humble opinion. > > > On 4/05/06, Dave wrote: >> On 4/05/06, Lydia wrote: >>> I saw a show filmed in the UK where they gave a parrot wing >>> feather extensions because his wings were clipped. They >>> took a full feather and glued it into the cut feather >>> shafts so that the bird could fly again. I had never heard >>> of this before... is it normally practiced in the US and >>> Canada? For those of you who know about it... how do you >>> feel about the safety of this procedure? I was just >>> wondering because I would be willing to give molted wing >>> feathers from my Grey and Amazon to my vet, who knows that >>> the birds are healthy and disease free, if she is willing >>> to take them (if she even does this procedure). But before >>> bringing this up with my vet, I would like to learn more >>> about this procedure (as base knowledge) from people who >>> know about it or have used it, since they are not out to >>> make a buck (not to say that my vet is) and my vet is very >>> for flight (so, if she performs it she might be more >>> inclined to be for it so the bird can fly right away). Is >>> it safe? Is it (in certain situations) worth putting a >>> bird under to perform the procedure? Are adverse reactions >>> common... what is the severity and nature of these >>> reactions? What birds are candidates for this procedure? >>> Birds that have certain problems where imidiate flight >>> would benefit them... or just any bird who's owner wants it >>> to fly right away? Just curious... Feather Extensions... >>> never heard of it. Do you know of any sites with good >>> informaion on this... sites that are as un-biased as >>> possible. Stating the facts on the procedure itself and >>> not "why bird should fly" (or why they should not). Have >>> you ever heard of something going very wrong with a bird >>> that had wing extensions? Is it common for them to come >>> loose, possibly while the bird is in flight, and throwing >>> the bird off balance? I really don't know what to think of >>> this, seeing as I don't know anything about it. I just >>> don't want to ask the vet if she wants my feathers if this >>> procedure usually ends up doing more harm then good. I >>> don't even know where the feathers used come from... and >>> therefore... if I would be seen as a total idiot offering >>> mine. >>> >>> (Please don't use this post to start another "to clip or >>> not" war. Though I have flighted birds, I am not pushing >>> my decision. I simply wish for some insight regarding this >>> procedure's safety and the grounds on which it is >>> performed...) >> >> >> Wow!!!!! So many questions but guess what, I have the answer >> to your main question """"""""is it normally practiced in >> the US and Canada?""""""" and this will help with all of >> your other questions. No. it's not practiced here. ---Dave